Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Duloxetine to Prevent Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Inguinal Hernia Repair in Patients at High Risk

Lead Sponsor:

Parc de Salut Mar

Collaborating Sponsors:

Carlos III Health Institute

Conditions:

Chronic Post-surgical Pain

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The clinical trial will be conducted in 14 Spanish hospitals. It is estimated, based on our previous studies, that 2855 patients scheduled for elective inguinal hernia surgery will have to be assessed...

Detailed Description

Prospective, multicenter, double-blind randomized double-blind controlled trial. In the first phase the investigators use the Chronic Post-Surgical Pain (CPSP) risk model to select patients scheduled ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men resident in Spain who are scheduled for open inguinal hernia repair (inpatient or outpatient procedures).
  • Risk of post-surgical pain chronification \> 27% using the GENDOLCAT risk scale.

Exclusion

  • Age under 18 years
  • Patients who in the recruiter's opinion have insufficient knowledge of Spanish to understand the trial
  • Patients who are currently being treated with duloxetine
  • Patents with known allergy to duloxetine
  • Serious renal failure (creatinine clearance \>30 ml/min)
  • Patients requiring reoperation because of surgical complications
  • Transplanted patients
  • History of coronary artery disease, including previous myocardial infarction, angina, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  • History of congestive heart failure
  • Currently taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or other medication with substantial interaction with duloxetine
  • Antidepressant use within 4 weeks of study start
  • Treatment with inhibitors of cytochrome P450 mixed-function oxidase system (CYP1A2): fluvoxamine, ciprofloxacin or enoxacin
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Bipolar disorder
  • History of seizures
  • Elevated intraocular pressure or risk of acute glaucoma
  • Treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  • Treatment with serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
  • Treatment with tricyclic antidepressants
  • Treatment with triptans
  • Treatment with antipsychotic drugs
  • Treatment with dopamine antagonists
  • Treatment with oral anticoagulant agents
  • Treatment with Hypericum perforatum
  • Major depression disorder

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 3 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

294 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06606067

Start Date

September 3 2024

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

September 20 2024

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Hospital del Mar

Barcelona, Spain, 08003